Will Scarlet

Will Scarlet (1172-) was a member of the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest.

Biography
Will Scarlet was born in 1172 to Brian of Locksley and a peasant woman that kept him comfort in the years after his wife's death, but his older half-brother Robin of Locksley was angry at his father, thinking that he was trying to replace his wife. The father agreed to leave the woman, and Robin never knew of Will's existence. In 1194, when Robin was stopped by the Merry Men in Sherwood Forest while fleeing from George, Sheriff of Nottingham and his men after they killed Lord Locksley, Will was shocked when he met him. He was hostile towards him, as he ruined his life. When Robin announced that he was going to take over the group, Will was one of the people who wanted to hand him in to the sheriff for 100 gold pieces, and he tried to throw a knife at him. However, he was warned by Wulf Little and Robin shot him in the hand with an arrow. Only later, when Will was sent by the sheriff to tell Robin about the planned execution of ten captured Merry Men and the marriage of the sheriff to Marian Dubois, did Will tell Robin of their relation, explaining his hostility. Will helped Robin and five other Merry Men in rescuing the prisoners and freeing Marian, and the sheriff and his allies were killed.